It’s been six weeks since the CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal first came into the public spotlight. That’s when the regional health authority announced it was taking over management of a private long-term care facility on its territory, CHSLD Herron, after 31 seniors died there in a month.
Since then, managing the eight public and 10 private long-term care facilities (CHSLDs) on its territory has been an ongoing challenge for CEO Lynne McVey as the CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’Île struggles with employees falling ill with the COVID-19. “We currently have 318 staff members that are off sick with COVID-19,” she told Global News, adding that they have hired 844 new staff since the beginning of the pandemic. “We want to be able to stay ahead of our